Warrior in Turbulent Han Dynasty

On Tokyo Royal Street, fast horses whizzed by, "Good news! Good news..." The shouts gradually faded away, and a sentence was thrown into the air along the road like beads.

News that is conducive to the stability of the court will not be concealed. Some news spread slowly in this world, but good news can spread thousands of miles away day and night because of the fast horse playing. The great victory ahead inspires people, and the force shocks the world.

After Fu Jinzhan of Jinxiang Palace heard the good news, a relaxed smile appeared on his face.

"Congratulations, Empress Duanci." Seeing Jinzhan's smile, Concubine Du hurriedly bowed and spoke with a smile.

Fu Jinzhan put down the memorial in his hand, stretched his upper body, turned his head to face the sunlight coming in from the window curtain in the east, and said casually, "It's the official who won the battle. What are you congratulating me for?"

The study where she sat was where Guo Shaoping used to work, but a curtain was hung on the door; after all, all the officials working here were men. The remaining cabinet minister, Huang Binglian, also went to work outside. In the study, apart from Fu Jinzhan, there are Concubine Du and several maids who usually come and go by her side.

Concubine Du said: "The official family has a great victory ahead, and the people in Tokyo are stable. Empress Duanci sits in Tokyo, so it is easier to feel at ease. I should not only congratulate the official family, but also be happy for my mother."

After hearing this, Fu Jinzhan laughed and said, "You know more about it than some women."

Concubine Du hurriedly said: "When you are always by your mother's side, you have to learn something from what you hear and see."

Fu Jinzhan was very happy at this time, and she naturally shared Guo Shao's victory from the bottom of her heart. Because she and Guo Shao have always been on the sidelines, and the relationship between advancing and retreating together is fundamental.

She pondered for a moment, then did not speak again, and continued to review the memorials played on the ground. Fu Jinzhan does this kind of thing more than Guo Shaoli. She doesn't need cabinet ministers to "translate" to summarize the main content. Because she is very familiar with ancient Chinese, she can read one line at a time, and she can type out the main content within a short while after picking up a memorial.

Before noon, Fu Jinzhan had almost handled the state affairs of the day. But she didn't leave Jinxiang Palace right away, remembering that Guo Shao was busy with business all day long when he was in Tokyo, she was a little curious about what he was busy with. She also knew that Guo Shao had a small room where secret files were kept, so she asked the eunuch Cao Tai to open it with the key.

There is only one small window and one door in the secret room, and no one is allowed to enter. The key is in the hands of the eunuch, a confidant of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. But Fu Jinzhan can come in easily... Cao Tai has the key.

As soon as she entered the room, curiosity appeared on her fair face. Fu Jinzhan is more than three years older than Guo Shao. Although she is already twenty-eight years old this year, but because of her good looks, her bright eyes, bright teeth, red lips, and fair complexion, her curious expression at this time makes her look like a little girl full of vitality.

Eunuch Cao Tai backed away from the door as usual, and gently closed the door.

Fu Jinzhan walked slowly while looking at various maps and notes on the wall with people's names on them. She found it strange, looked at it for a while, and then went to look carefully at the names of those people. Most of the people she knew had names; she got playful and looked for her own name, but of course she couldn't find it.

She saw a row of small porcelain bottles in a wooden grid again, so she took one up, unplugged it and took a look, there were some dark things inside, she put her nose to smell it, her brows frowned slightly, it seemed to be plant ash... Why did Guo Shao pretend to put plant ash in the bottle? The glass bottle next to it was even more strange. It contained dark yellow sewage and a hemp rope soaked in it; those who didn't know it saw it and thought it contained a small snake soaked in wine.

Fu Jinzhan saw a booklet thrown beside him, picked it up and looked at it, only to realize that it was for tinkering with weapons. Guo Shao's scribbled handwriting recorded the burning speed of the linen rope after being soaked in various things. Knowing what it was, Fu Jinzhan was not interested in weapons, so he lost interest. She quickly found another place that she found interesting, which was a chair, so she walked over slowly, sat on it, and immediately stretched lazily.

It's not that the things here are so interesting, what Fu Jinzhan is interested in is that Guo Shao stayed here for a long time to fiddle with him. She casually picked up another booklet on the table next to it, the handwriting on it was still scribbled, and even some fragments of words, not sentences, but Fu Jinzhan didn't dislike it, and sat quietly on the chair to read it carefully.

While reading, she stretched out Yubai's fingertips and gently stroked the writing on the paper.

The person is very strange. She recalled the past ten years and watched this man grow up from a young man. When she thought about it, the two of them really didn't spend much time together, but he became Fu Jinzhan's most important person.

He did not care about his life to protect Fu Jinzhan, and Jinzhan cultivated him unreservedly, and countless grievances and grievances were entangled... Guo Shao became her continuation, a kind of sustenance. Fu Jinzhan feels that he still understands Guo Shao's character, at least he is a person who knows how to be grateful; the facts also prove that he has not been misunderstood, and he has not let himself down.

For Fu Jinzhan personally, the most important thing is not this solid and reliable alliance relationship... but Guo Shao pampered himself for a long time.

Fu Jinzhan's feelings for him are very complicated, but also very obsessed. When she thought of this, a shy blush appeared on her face. I look forward to Guo Shao's return from the war as soon as possible; I also look forward to his wish being fulfilled, so that one day he won't have to hide this relationship secretly...

In addition, Fu Jinzhan still misses Zhao Kuangyin, who in her opinion was the most threatening person to her family and life! And Fu Jinzhan couldn't tell the reason, even if some people scolded her, she wouldn't be really angry; but Zhao Kuangyin's scolding made her feel suffocated and couldn't get rid of it! She wanted to take revenge on Zhao Kuangyin and make him pay a greater price for his words and deeds.

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In the south of Jinyang in the Northern Han Dynasty, there was a sound of horseshoes and drums in the camp of the Zhou army. Tens of thousands of people gathered here, which was very noisy and lively.

"Crack!" Guo Shao slapped a piece of paper on the rough chopping board. He was dressed in armor and sat upright, completely treating himself as a martial artist. Looking back at the ministers and generals sitting on the left and right, he said calmly, "Just after receiving the memorial, 40,000 people from Gao Yanchou's department, more than 30,000 people from Liu Renzhan's department, the right wing of the Long Jie army, and the right wing of the Hu Jie army have already entered the Northern Han Dynasty. It is estimated that they will arrive in Jinyang in three days."

Wang Pu immediately said: "In this situation, more than 160,000 Zhou soldiers will gather near Jinyang City in a few days! The siege can be deployed."

Guo Shao nodded, looked at Wang Pu and said, "Hedong Qianying Army Mansion should come up with the specific designation of the besieged city as soon as possible."

"Here!" Wang Pu clasped his fists and said.

Li Chuyun said: "Such a large-scale siege, the Liao army will definitely come to help. We should prepare to deal with the Liao army earlier. The target of this battle is Jinyang. I think we should avoid letting the Liao army approach Jinyang, so that the besiegers can take Jinyang with all their strength!"

Guo Shao immediately followed the method he had weighed in Tokyo, and said decisively: "Appointment..." Everyone immediately looked sideways and listened.

"Inspector Li Chuyun in front of the palace is the commander of the northern capital, and he is fully in charge of fighting with the Liao army's reinforcements. Shi Yanchao is the forward, Dong Zunhui and Luo Yanhuan are the deputy commanders, and the Hakka province envoy Zan Jurun is the supervising army." Guo Shao said clearly, "Everything in the northern front camp is based on Li Chuyun's military orders, and those who violate the orders will be severely punished with the crime of disobeying orders before the army!"

Several people immediately cupped their fists and said: "The minister waits for orders."

Only Luo Yanhuan has not yet arrived. He is leading the guards to go north, and it is estimated that they will arrive in three days; but the military government will issue a written military order to him.

Guo Shao's arrangement has repeatedly weighed the pros and cons. Fighting against the reinforcements of the Liao army in the north is mostly field battles, and the Liao army is very strong in field battles; so it is wise to use Shi Yanchao in the front... Shi Yanchao is not easy to control, except for the emperor, only Li Chuyun can suppress him, because Li Chuyun has a higher military rank than him;

Dong Zunhui is young and inexperienced, and has formal training from a family of generals. He obeys military orders and listens to the generals, so there is no need to worry; In this way, Guo Shao guaranteed Li Chuyun's military power in the north, and he could really have the final say!

As for whether the dictatorial power distribution is good or bad in governing the country, Guo Shao is not quite sure; but with his experience in leading troops to fight, one person has the final say on the battlefield, which is absolutely beneficial to maintaining combat power. Everything else is a secondary consideration.

Guo Shao paused, and then said: "The main force of the northern battalion is the right wing of the Long Jie Army (Luo Yanhuan), who controls the Hema Junzhi and the Bow and Arrow Zhi (Shi Yanchao), and the first, second, and third armies of the Huben Army, about 35,000 elite. May you all work hard!"

In field battles, it was the Liao army that was difficult to fight, but on the other hand, the military merit of fighting the Liao army was also the most solid, which was equivalent to resisting foreign humiliation, which was unquestionable military merit in any dynasty. Li Chuyun's face was even redder at this time, he was reused and trusted. Although he tried to restrain his excitement, it was still obvious. Li Chuyun clasped his fists and said firmly: "The last general will live up to your majesty's trust!"

Shi Yanchao, Dong Zunhui and others stated: "I would like to be the pioneer of Your Majesty."

At this moment, Wang Pu asked someone to enter the tent again. Not long after, a civil servant came, whom Guo Shao really didn't know... It was only after Wang Pu introduced him that he was the minister of the Ministry of Industry. This is considered a high-ranking official, but Guo Shao only heard the name and never paid attention to this person, because Dazhou is still a military-first system, and civil servants are more ignored by the emperor than in the peaceful and prosperous times.

The minister of the Ministry of Industry presented two pictures, which are water control methods designed after inspecting the terrain around Jinyang City. One is the fortification design plan for diverting the Fen River to flood the city after the summer flood season; the other is a recent one. Officials believe that the channel of the moat of Jinyang City can be rebuilt, and then the river can be drained to facilitate the siege of the city... Of course, the premise is that the city must be besieged and the Northern Han army cannot be allowed to counterattack, so that civil engineering can be carried out blatantly.

As long as the Zhou army can attack the city, it doesn't matter what method it is. Jinyang is the target to be captured by all means in this battle.

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